Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography
by:
Jean H. Baker (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393305869 (0393305864)
Publish date: April 1st 1989
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 429
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Book Club,
Politics,
American History,
Female Authors,
Womens,
Military History,
Civil War,
Presidents,
American Civil War
This is a very readable book about Abe Lincoln's wife and her tortured life. Today we have drugs that would help her with her fears and depression, but in the 1800's, there was no sympathy for her and the many issues she faced. This book was written with sympathy and understanding.